Compare towns
Cornish vs Chesterville vs Hiram
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Hiram has the most people working from home (8.6%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Cornish | Chesterville | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,397 |
1,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
41.6±10.2Highest 7% below ME |
| Hiram and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hiram and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hiram and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$62,813±$10k 16% below ME |
| Cornish and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$256,600±$42kHighest 13% below ME |
| Hiram and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$1,088±$73 4% below ME |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,194Highest 28% below ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hiram and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hiram and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | — | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.